O RIORDAIN AODHAN A3 2422_Layout 1 01/03/2013 14:01 Page 1 Keeping in Touch WORKING FOR DONNYCARNEY AND KILLESTER AREA Spring 2013

AODHÁN Dáil Office: 01 618 3209 Constituency Office: 01 857 4020 Working with CLLR. JANE HORGAN-JONES e: [email protected] @AodhanORiordain 086-837-5219 Ó RÍORDÁIN TD [email protected] DELIVERING SUPPORTS FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS

Donnycarney and Killester are served by excellent schools with dedicated staff. For the past two years we have worked with local schools to protect essential staffing levels, SNAs, special educational supports and also to deliver much needed repair works.We are now delighted to be working with the educational support service agency SUAS and Scoil Chiaráin CBS to deliver literacy supports in the school. Last month Aodhán also launched a 'Back to School Costs' public consultation for his Oireachtas Committee Report. We want parents to tell us what is working well - and what should work better - to bring down the cost of sending children to school. We need to discuss this NOW so that changes can be made for next September. Submissions should be sent to [email protected] with the words 'Back to School Costs' in the subject line.

DELIVERING FLOODING RELIEF FOR CLANMOYLE SENIOR CITIZENS FORUMS FOR RD AND SURROUNDING AREA KILLESTER AND DONNYCARNEY Jane and Aodhán have consistently been working on the issue of delivering flood relief for Clanmoyle Road and the surrounding area and we have made great progress in this regard. CIty Council and Clontarf Golf Club are hoping to shortly enter into detailed negotiations on the legal, construction and financial aspects of the council's flood alleviation scheme. When these negotiations are completed and agreed with the Golf Club, Irish Rail and most importantly the residents, the City Council can then programme construction works. We don't just show up at meetings when the area has been flooded - we work all year round for permanent solutions for the local community.

WATER PRESSURE IN KILLESTER AND DONNYCARNEY Residents in Killester and Donnycarney have suffered with poor water pressure for many years and this problem contributed to the complete loss We have been organising Senior Citizens Forums across the Northside over of water supply in those areas the last number of months includind areas such as Marino, Donnycarney over successive winters. Dublin and Clontarf. City Council Waterworks confirm there is periodic work in the area but no These forums give senior citizens a chance to air their views to their local major works have been carried out recently to improve water pressure in public representatives and other agencies such as An Garda Síochána and Killester. They are not aware of a problem with pressure except around Dublin Bus. Age Action Ireland have also been very supportive of the forums Abbeyfield which often experiences problems due to old lead piping. We since they have been established. would urge residents to continually inform us of their water pressure We have also arranged a Dáil tour for interested members of the various problems so that we can work with Dublin City Council to deliver a forums in the past. permanent solution for residents. The next Forum for Donnycarney is at We have consistently lobbied Minister Phil Hogan to take account of 11am on Monday March 25th in the Le householders with chronically poor water pressure when compiling his Chéile Centre. criteria of potential exemptions for water rates when they are introduced in a number of years time. The next Forum for Killester will be confirmed at a later date.

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EDUCATE TOGETHER ‘CONVENTION IN YOUR CLASSROOM’ IN

LOCAL SCHOOLS

NORTH CENTRAL

Inspired by the Constitutional

We are strongly supporting the Convention which met for the campaign for an Educate Together       first time last December, school for the Dublin North Central Aodhán's 'Convention in Your area. The recently announced results of Classroom' project has been the Whitehall-Santry-Larkhill patronage rolled out in local schools survey have shown a desire within this including Mount Temple and community for a choice of schooling for Holy Faith Killester. local children and their parents. We are working hard with the committee to The concept is based on

maximise the potential of Minister giving students a voice in THE CONVENTION Quinn's Patronage and Pluralism Forum. the deliberations that are IN YOUR CLASSROOM Please contact Educate Together at taking place in the AODHÁN [email protected] and convention, and the Ó RÍORDÁIN TD www.educatetogethernc.com. reaction of local students was extremely positive. More information can be LEGION HALL IN KILLESTER UPDATE seen at facebook.com/classconv WORKING WITH CRAOBH CHIARÁIN AND LOCAL SPORTS CLUBS Aodhán is currently working with Craobh Chiaráin GAA Club and Scoil Chiaráin CBS trying to deliver a tradtional music festival for Donnycarney this June. It is hoped to commerate the legendary ' Barney from Donnycarney' Barney McKenna as a key part of the festival. Having attended the Craobh Chiaráin juvenile awards last January it is clear the spirit of the community is alive and well and that the future is very bright. The local soccer clubs Killester United, Donnycarney FC and Donnycarney Utd are involved in very important work in this The future of the Legion Hall is a matter of sensitivity and concern to many community. We are particularly keen to support the efforts of all local residents in Killester. The Legion Hall is believed to be one of the oldest Legion Halls clubs in encouraging girls and women to play for local sides. in Ireland and one of the few remaining in the Republic of Ireland. As the community will know, we have organised dozens of public meetings over the last number of years in relation to this issue and we have consistently objected to ADVICE CENTRE IN LE CHÉILE COMMUNITY all planning applications lodged in respect of this property. CENTRE DONNYCARNEY Unfortunately An Bord Pleanála granted permission on 20 September 2011 to use Aodhán holds a weekly advice centre every Friday at 10.45am in the Le the Hall as a crèche. The applicants/owners have five years in which to implement Chéile Donnycarney Centre. Individuals and groups are always the permission. We will continue to monitor the situation, but our vision is that the welcome. Aodhán is also working closely with the Le Chéile centre to hall will eventually be returned to the community so that it can be used as a public help them attract more seminars and conferences to the centre to amenity and not for private commercial profit. bring more economic activity to the area. DONNYCARNEY BEAUMONT CREDIT UNION Aodhán was delighted to attend the official opening of the Donnycarney Beaumont Credit Union where they voiced their concerns about the Credit Union Bill and the essential element of volunteerism. The bill passed through the Oireachtas in December and a lot of feedback was taken into account when it was at committee stage. Aodhán raised the concerns of the Credit Union on the floor of Dáil Éireann. The new Registrar for Credit Unions was appointed late last year and we are hoping to meet with her shortly to address some of the concerns of Donnycarney Beaumont Credit Union. Your local Credit Union needs your support.

YOUR LOCAL LABOUR TEAM WORKING FOR YOU Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD Leinster House, Working with Kildare St, Dublin 2 Cllr Jane Tel: 01 618 3209 Fax: 01 618 4345 Horgan-Jones Email: [email protected] 086-837-5219 [email protected] @AodhanORiordain